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Patent GB-2482575-A (GB)
Title: A water recirculation system
Inventor: SAVAGE NIGEL CHARLES
IPC: E03B1/04
Filed: 2011-05-03
Abstract: The invention relates to a water recirculation system 1 for a shower unit 2 and comprises a plurality of reservoirs 6a, 6b and switching means for selecting from which of the .reservoirs the bower unit receives water. A pump 4 recirculates water from a waste trap 10 of the shower unit to the active reservoir. Each reservoir contains a heater 16. At the user's command, a system of valves 20, 22, 24, 26 is reconfigured so that the shower unit becomes supplied with fresh water .circulated from a second. reservoir. Meanwhile, the fast reservoir is emptied, refilled and reheated to be ready for further use if required. A later embodiment relates to a method of recirculating water using said system.
Patent GB-2478215-A (GB)
Title: EMAT acoustic signal measurement using modulated Gaussian wavelet and Hilbert demodulation
Inventor: ZHAO JINSONG
IPC: E21B47/00
Filed: 2009-11-10
Abstract: Casing signals generated by an EMAT in a borehole are processed using one or more band-limited Gaussian filters. By using the Hubert transform, an envelope of the filtered signals is determined and amplitudes and arrival times of individual arrivals are estimated. These can be used to estimate casing and cement properties.
Patent GB-2493365-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable support system with slidable spring pusher
Inventor: WILLIAMS PETER
IPC: F16M11/06
Filed: 2011-08-01
Abstract: An adjustable support system, for supporting a load such as a display device, includes a fixing point 4, a mount 8 for the load, and a support arm (2, fig 2). A resilient element 12 provides a force on the support arm (2) to at least partially oppose a moment on the support arm (2) about the fixing point 4 resulting from a weight of the load attached at the mount 8. An adjustment system, for adjusting the resilient element 12, is operable to adjust a position of a first end 13 of the resilient element 12 from a first predetermined and defined position to a second predetermined and defined position so as to adjust a length of the resilient element and thereby adjust a preload on the resilient element 12. The adjustment system comprises a slidable spring pusher 15 slidable relative to an outer tube 9 and a fixed stop 16.
Patent GB-2493726-A (GB)
Title: Adiabatic compressed air energy storage system
Inventor: BOVE ROBERTO A
IPC: F02C6/16
Filed: 2011-08-16
Abstract: An adiabatic compressed air energy storage (ACAES) system 50 comprising a compressed air storage 62, an air compressor 54 for charging the compressed air storage, a thermal energy storage (TES) 60, and a turbine 58 for extracting useful work from the compressed air. An energy balancing means is provided for redressing an energy imbalance between the TES and a required amount of thermal energy to raise the temperature of a given volume of compressed air to a desired temperature upon discharge of the given volume of compressed air from the compressed air storage. The energy balancing means 57 comprises a thermal energy input device 56 operable to supply additional thermal energy to the compressed air after it has received thermal energy from the TES and before it expands through the turbine means. The additional thermal energy is supplied from a source external to the ACES system, the amount of thermal energy added to the given volume of compressed air after it has received thermal energy from the TES is smaller than the amount of useful work obtained from the given volume of compressed air by the turbine means
Patent GB-2482834-A (GB)
Title: Clay nanocomposite forming microcapsule useful for guest encapsulation and process thereof
Inventor: PAVITHRAN CHORAPPAN
IPC: A61K8/11
Filed: 2010-03-29
Abstract: A nanocomposite exhibiting solvent-assisted self-assemblage properties and forming microcapsule useful for guest-encapsulation and process for making the same which comprises the reaction product of a smectite-type clay and an oligosilsesquioxane from hydrolytic polycondensation of a trialkoxy aminoalkyl silane and a trialkoxy alkenyl silane dispensed in a vinyl polymer by in situ intercalative polymerisation of a vinyl monomer. A process for making microcapsule which comprises casting a solution of the nanocomposite in a suitable volatile solvent followed by evaporation of the solvent. A method for producing guest-encapsulated microcapsule which comprises casting a solution of the nanocomposite and the guest molecule in a suitable volatile solvent followed by evaporation of the solvent.
Patent GB-2487461-A (GB)
Title: Handtool box with lighting arrangement
Inventor: HERR TOBIAS
IPC: B25H3/02
Filed: 2011-12-30
Abstract: A handtool box 10 is provided with a lighting device 12 which comprises lighting means 14 and a cooling body 16 for cooling the lighting means 14. The lighting means 16 may be recessed in a lid 24 of the box 10 and surrounded by the cooling body 16. The cooling body 16 mat be formed with cooling ribs 44 for heat dissipation.
Patent GB-2489775-A (GB)
Title: Removable in-mould label
Inventor: PICKFORD STEVE MICHAEL
IPC: B29C45/14
Filed: 2012-02-15
Abstract: An inmould label 10 comprises a substrate, a printed layer 1 and a coating. The coating faces the plastic article 20 to which the label is attached during the moulding process and is adapted to allow removal of the in-mold label from the plastic article. The ability to remove and separate the inmold label from the plastic article facilitates recycling. The coating preferably comprises a UV cured food grade lacquer including silicone, waxes and ammonium salts. The coating may be applied continuously or discontinuously but in either case may form discontinuous bridges between the label and the plastic article during moulding, the gaps between the bridges facilitating removal of the label. The substrate is preferably a biaxially oriented polypropylene (OPP) film which may be either solid or cavitated.
Patent GB-2490195-A (GB)
Title: Sulfonamide-containing photoresist compositions and methods of use
Inventor: SANDERS DANIEL PAUL
IPC: G03F7/004
Filed: 2011-02-03
Abstract: Provided are sulfonamide-containing photoresist compositions for use in lithographic processes that have improved properties for high resolution, low blur imaging. Also provided are alcohol- soluble photoresists for resist-on-resist applications. The sulfonamide- containing photoresist compositions of the present invention include positive-tone photoresist compositions that have sulfonamide-substituted repeat units with branched linking group as shown in Formula (I).
Patent GB-2501933-A (GB)
Title: device for providing a flow of non-thermal plasma
Inventor: HOLBECHE THOMAS BICKFORD
IPC: A61L2/14
Filed: 2012-05-09
Abstract: A device for providing a flow of non-thermal gaseous plasma for treatment of a treatment region comprises a cell 14 for the generation of the non-thermal plasma. The cell has an inlet 18 for gas and an outlet 20 for the non-thermal gaseous plasma. The cell 14 is in a heat conducting relationship with a heat sink 6 through a heat pipe 48, the heat sink 6 and the heat pipe 48 both forming parts of the device. The cell typically has a dielectric member 32 of high thermal conductivity in heat conducting relationship with the heat pipe 48. The heat sink 6 is typically a capsule containing the gas to be supplied to the inlet 18 of the cell 14.
Patent GB-2505638-A (GB)
Title: Solvent production by continuous microbiological culture
Inventor: GREEN EDWARD
IPC: C12M1/36
Filed: 2012-07-23
Abstract: A two-stage continuous microbiological process for the production of solvents such as acetone, butanol and ethanol, comprises culturing an acid- and solvent-producing microorganism under acid-producing conditions in a first vessel, wherein the pH and the flow of fresh media are controlled by a pH auxostat, transferring a portion of the culture into a second vessel or vessels; and culturing the same microorganism under solvent-producing conditions in the second vessel(s). Preferably, this is an acetone, butanol and ethanol (ABE) fermentation process using solventogenic Clostridia, such as Clostridium beijerinckii. In the first (acidogenic) stage, the culture vessel is fed with fresh growth media at dilution rates that support fast growth and acid production. The culture flows into the second (solventogenic) stage, which is a separate culture vessel or vessels, designed to provide the culture with sufficient residence time to convert acids into solvents. A system for use in such methods comprises a first vessel suitable for acidogenic growth of the microorganism, in fluid communication with a second vessel suitable for solventogenic growth of the microorganism, and a pH auxostat which is capable of controlling the pH of the first vessel.
Patent GB-2491540-A (GB)
Title: Al-based bearing alloy
Inventor: FUKUDA MORITAKA
IPC: C22C21/00
Filed: 2011-03-03
Abstract: Disclosed is an Al-based bearing alloy which comprises 1 to 15 mass% of Si. When the distance between adjacent Si particles at the surface of the sliding side of the Al-based bearing alloy is A and the major axis length of the Si particles is a, the average of A/a exceeds 1 but is 4 or less.
Patent GB-2514327-A (GB)
Title: Multi-device transaction method for digital content
Inventor: SHELTON DANIEL
IPC: G06Q20/32
Filed: 2013-03-26
Abstract: A user requests digital content 1-5 from a first device and submits credentials 9-11 to authorize payment to unlock the content on a second device 12-15. When the transaction is completed an authorisation is sent to a consumption device, which may be the first or second device or a third device, and is used to unlock the digital content. A system may hold transactions in progress and direct the user to a credential-submission interface on the second device e.g. via a URL, hyperlink or QR code 6-8, the user inputting a transaction ID or associated shorter code on accessing the URL using the second device in order to complete the transaction. The authorization may include an authenticable digital rights object enumerating the usage rights. The user may have an account specifying the relevant devices. The user may already have the content and wish to purchase usage rights 1A, or may wish to acquire the content and usage rights at the same time 1B.
Patent GB-2513304-A (GB)
Title: Peripheral apparatus and method of construction
Inventor: GOH YEE WOON
IPC: G06F17/50
Filed: 2013-04-17
Abstract: A method of producing a handheld video-game controller 100 comprises the steps of: providing a circuit board of a predetermined fixed size, comprising a plurality of switches 364 at predetermined positions; obtaining measurements of a users hand for whom the controller is to be produced; modifying a design of part of the controller in response to the measurements; and 3D printing the modified part(s) of the handheld controller. The method can also be applied to active shutter glasses, where the relevant measurements would relate to the head rather than the hand. The method may also include steps to maintain functional co-operation between the modified part(s), for example button 336,346, and the switches 364 of the circuit board. Independent claims are also included for a controller and a controller kit. The modified handheld controller could be more convenient for users with small or larger than average hands.
Patent GB-2514095-A (GB)
Title: Installing a viewing panel unit in a surface
Inventor: THOMPSON ROBERT
IPC: E06B3/58
Filed: 2013-04-19
Abstract: A method of installing a viewing panel or glazing assembly 10 within an aperture 30; where the viewing panel has multiple panes 11 (12, fig 5), a first pane being of greater size and projecting beyond the other panes on at least a first and second end (62, 63, fig 3); the aperture having at least a first and second slot 50, 51 on at least opposite faces of the aperture. The method of installing the panel involves sliding the first end of the projected pane into the first slot, rotating the panel and sliding the second end into the second slot. The viewing panel may be flush with a surface surrounding the aperture. In a second aspect of the invention a viewing panel is at least double glazed, where both panes have transparent and obscured sections, the second pane is movable relative to the first, and the first is fire proofed.
Patent GB-2514825-A (GB)
Title: Sensors
Inventor: GWENIN CHRIS DAVID
IPC: C12Q1/37
Filed: 2013-06-06
Abstract: A sensor for detecting the presence of a botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) in a sample, the sensor comprising: (a) an electrically conductive substrate coated with at least one SNAP-25, VAMP or syntaxin protein; and (b) a detection arrangement adapted to enable the detection of the cleavage of at least one SNAP-25, VAMP or syntaxin protein by the botulinum neurotoxin. The invention also relates to methods of making a sensor, methods of detecting and a detection kit for botulinum neurotoxin.
Patent GB-2515012-A (GB)
Title: Event driven adaptive user interface
Inventor: FREITAS JOSE DE
IPC: G06F9/44
Filed: 2013-06-10
Abstract: A method and system for providing an event driven adaptive user interface comprising: receiving a high-level event from a high-level event generator, possibly complex event processing engine or machine learning component; determining if the event is a registered event type with a mapping to one or more registered possible action types, wherein the event type and action type include payload objects with mappings to one or more user interface controls; displaying the one or more user interface controls for the event and for possible actions to a user for selection; and processing a user selection for the event to initiate zero or more actions. The method may also include establishing the user context by means of a complex event processing engine or machine learning component to fire a time and context relevant high-level event. The events may be associated with external components. Examples of the invention include giving a driver various help options on their user interface if an accident is detected on the basis of events associated with vehicle sensors and providing an approval process in which a user with the correct business role and availability is selected to receive the high-level approval event.
Patent GB-2507197-A (GB)
Title: Emergency lighting system that monitors mains supply by capacitive coupling
Inventor: STONE ANGUS
IPC: H02J9/00
Filed: 2013-10-21
Abstract: An emergency lighting module for domestic premises comprises an effector module 4 in the form of a battery powered emergency light coupled to a mains sensor module 2 by a low voltage cable 6. The mains sensor module 2 is configured to detect a loss of mains electrical power and transmit an actuation signal to activate the emergency light 4. Mains power is monitored by non-contact capacitive coupling whereby a clip (100, fig. 7) comprising two copper strips (102 & 104, fig. 7) attaches to the outer casing of a mains supply wire (106, fig. 7). Since no direct electrical contact to the mains is required, the system may be easily installed by someone without electrical qualifications. Single or multiple emergency lights may be actuated by a single sensor module via either wired or wireless means. The effector module 4 may take alternative forms than that of a light, such as an audible alarm, sprinkler, fire extinguisher, etc.
Patent GB-2520016-A (GB)
Title: Document with verification data
Inventor: NOE JAMES CHRISTIAN
IPC: G07D7/00
Filed: 2013-11-05
Abstract: A method of generating a document comprising verification data comprises obtaining data for inclusion on a document 403. The obtained data includes verification data for example identity data of a person. The verification data is encrypted 405 and a machine readable code generated comprising the encrypted verification data 407. A document is generated 409 comprising both the obtained data in a non encrypted form and the machine readable code.The machine readable code maybe in the form of a 2D code or barcode, or a Quick Response (QR code) (301 fig 3 not shown). Further disclosed is a method receiving and decoding said data (503, 505, 507 fig 5 not shown).
Patent GB-2514457-A (GB)
Title: Environmental severity measurement tool
Inventor: KONSCHUH CHRIS
IPC: E21B47/01
Filed: 2014-03-14
Abstract: An environmental severity measurement tool 100 measures acceleration along 3 axes to determine shock and vibration affecting a downhole tool in which the environmental severity measurement tool 100 is disposed. The environmental severity measurement tool 100 includes a replaceable battery 106 and electronics 104 disposed within an external housing. A pin 125 may provide a way to ensure the environmental severity measurement tool 100 is oriented in a known orientation. Data sampled by the tool can be downloaded from the tool to an external device through a connector port (230, fig 2) of the electronics. Software in the tool controls the operation of the tool and can be configured from an external device. The data may be used to determine periods of time when the tool was experiencing shock and vibration. The acceleration data may also be used to determine the rotations per minute of the tool.
Patent GB-2516153-A (GB)
Title: Carbon dioxide recovery system and method of operating the carbon dioxide recovery system
Inventor: KATO YASUHIRO
IPC: C01B32/50
Filed: 2014-05-06
Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery system comprises an absorption tower 11 making carbon dioxide absorbed in an absorption liquid and discharging a rich liquid as the absorption liquid having absorbed the carbon dioxide. The system also includes a regeneration tower 14 which discharges a regeneration tower exhaust gas containing the carbon dioxide and a water vapor released from the rich liquid and a lean liquid which is the absorption liquid having a carbon dioxide dissolved concentration lower than that of the rich liquid. The system further includes a condensing portion 21, 22 separating the regeneration tower exhaust gas into the carbon dioxide and condensed water, a mixing portion 25 mixing the condensed water and a supplied amine and producing a supplied amine aqueous solution in which the supplied amine is dissolved. There is also a supplying portion 33 supplying the supplied amine into the absorption liquid by mixing the supplied amine aqueous solution in the absorption liquid. Preferably the system treats combustion exhaust gas with a supplied solid or liquid amine such as piperazine. Advantageously the lowering of amine concentration of the absorption liquid in the system is suppressed.
Patent GB-2520454-A (GB)
Title: Method for protecting engine from short circuiting and wire failure of fan clutch, and device thereof
Inventor: KO JIN-WOO
IPC: F01P11/16
Filed: 2012-09-14
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for protecting an engine from short circuiting and wire failure of a fan clutch, and a device thereof wherein the method for protecting an engine comprises: a step of sensing the temperature of a coolant if a fan rotates at a set minimum rpm by the short circuiting and wire failure of a fan clutch; a step of comparing the sensed coolant temperature and a set danger temperature; and a step of defaulting if the sensed coolant temperature is lower than the set danger temperature and reducing the engine rpm if the sensed coolant temperature is equal to or higher than the set danger temperature according to a result of the comparison such that overheating of the engine can be prevented. The engine rpm is gradually lowered so as to protect the engine at a first stage if the fan operates at the minimum rpm due to the cable short cut and failure of the fan clutch, and the engine is forcedly stopped so as to protect the engine at a second stage if the overheating of the coolant is serious, thereby ensuring durability of the engine.
Patent GB-2532535-A (GB)
Title: Secondary engine cover wear indicators
Inventor: GRAHAM BANKS
IPC: B62J27/00
Filed: 2015-07-10
Abstract: A secondary engine cover 110 is formed from a polymeric material and comprises a wear indicator 112a-i. The wear indicator(s) take the form of recesses in the reverse side of the engine cover, leaving a reduced thickness of material at the outer surface. Wear to the outer surface causes the recess to become visible as a through-hole, indicating that replacement is necessary. Alternatively, the recess may be filled with material of a contrasting colour. In another embodiment a contrasting layer of material may form the outer surface, with replacement being indicated when the lower layer of material becomes visible.
Patent GB-2541668-A (GB)
Title: Telematics device
Inventor: PAUL MICHAEL FELLOWS
IPC: G07C5/08
Filed: 2015-08-25
Abstract: A telematics device 100 for monitoring driver behaviour in a vehicle comprises a connector 104 to mate with an accessory socket, cigarette lighter socket, of the vehicle and to receive an electrical supply from the vehicle when the device is mated with the socket. The connector has a first electrical contact 106 to engage with a first supply terminal of the accessory socket and a second electrical contact 108 to engage with a second supply terminal of the accessory socket. An internal power source 114 provides power to the device when no vehicle power is available and a detector module 112 determines a connection state of the device and an engine running state of the vehicle based on voltage measurements at the connector, and a transmitter 118 transmits data associated with the connection state and the engine running state to a remote computer. A third electrical contact connects to the second electrical contact via the second supply terminal when installed in the accessory socket to detect connection status. A telematics device having a three-axis accelerometer and a method for calibrating such a device which determines a horizontal plane of the device when the vehicle is stationary are also disclosed.
Patent GB-2532117-A (GB)
Title: Packaging
Inventor: Carol Lynn Hammond
IPC: B65D83/04
Filed: 2015-09-07
Abstract: A package comprises a first wall panel 4, a second wall panel 6 attached to one side of the first wall panel 4, a third wall panel 8 attached to the first side wall panel 4 on the side of the first wall panel 4 opposite the second side wall panel 6, a blister carrier 10 attached to the side of the second wall panel 6 opposite the first wall panel 4, and folded over the first wall panel 4, a cover panel 12 attached to the side of the third wall panel 8 opposite the first wall panel 4 and folded over the blister carrier 10. First and second end panels 14, 16 are attached to opposed ends of the first wall panel 4 and first and second closure flaps 18, 20 are attached to the first and second end panels 14, 16 on the side opposite the first wall panel 4, and folded over the exterior surface of the cover panel 12. Each closure flap 18, 20 comprises a first portion 40 fixedly adhered to the exterior surface of the cover panel 12 and releasably attached to the adjacent end panel 14, 16 through a first frangible connection 44, and a second portion 42 releasably attached to the exterior surface of the cover panel 12 through a second frangible connection 48 to the first portion 40 of the closure flap 18, 20. The blister carrier may be a sachet (304, fig 11). A blank for forming the package is also disclosed.